January - March 2018 hip replacement to London RIB voyages

Written up 16/9/2021: Clearing my phone from some old photos and these were a few from January 2018.We visited the Arcelor Mittal orbit shortly before my hip replacement date. Miss T wasn't old enough to do the slide then so we'd love to go back again. Here are some more photos from...

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"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet" - Our Snow and Stargazing Wonder-filled adventures

That quote has been made even more famous this week with the loss of Professor Stephen Hawkins. The truth is that I have always loved looking at the stars. Whenever life troubles seem so big an evening outdoors looking up at the greatness and vastness of space seems to make all...

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Total Hip replacement - Quick update for week 6 and week 7 post-op

I scribbled down some notes on 6th March 2018 at the time of my 6 week post-op milestone... My consultant was happy with everything at the 6 week check. I'd tried my wellies on (with lots of help) for the first time that day and found a short field walk exhausting as I could feel every bit of even slightly uneven ground far more accutely than ever before. I'm generally...

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Total hip replacement in Younger Patients: Week 5 Post-op update

Once again I've fallen behind on getting my updates up here. Here's week 5. Written Wednesday 28th February 2018 Yesterday (Tuesday 27th February) was the 5 week milestone after my total hip replacement. I had my physio session on Monday- she was pleased with my progress although...

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